2.3. Veterinary-Medical Control
Duration: upto 30 min.
At Bulgarian border crossing points, the veterinary-medical control is a responsibility of the National Veterinary-Medical Service with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests. By the Border Inspections for Veterinary-Medical Control and Quarantine, the Service controls imports, exports and transit of:
  • Animals, materials and products of animal origin, additives, fodder and fodder additives, veterinary-medical preparations
  • vehicles, transporting the animals and products

The border veterinary-medical control covers:

  • Verification of documents
  • Identity check
  • Physical check
  • Inspection of animals
  • Laboratory tests
  • Quarantine
  • Disinfection.

Veterinary-medical control service is available only at the border crossing points indicated on fig. 36.
2.3.1. Documents, Required by Border Veterinary-Medical Control Authorities upon Importation of Animals and Products of Animal Origin, Additives, Fodder and Fodder Additives, Veterinary-Medical Preparations
Upon importation of animals and products of animal origin, additives, fodder, fodder additives and veterinary-medical preparations,

Border veterinary-medical control authorities require the following documents:

  • Veterinary-medical permission for importation
  • Original veterinary certificate, accompanying every consignment for importation, issued by a governmental veterinary physician of the exporting country.

Note:

  1. The importation of single small live animals (dogs, cats, birds, etc.) is admissible without any preliminary permit if the animal has a regular veterinary-medical certificate, issued by a governmental veterinary physician.
  2. Vehicles that do not meet the sanitary veterinarian requirements concerning their solidity, quality and hygiene for transportation or that have irregular documents are not allowed to import animals and products of animal origin.
2.3.2. Documents, Required by Border Veterinary-Medical Control Authorities upon the Transit of Animals, Products of Animal Origin, Additives, Fodder, Fodder Additives, and, Veterinary-Medical Preparations
Upon the transit of animals, products of animal origin, additives fodder, fodder additives and veterinary-medical preparations,

Border veterinary-medical control bodies require the following documents:

  • Veterinary certificate, issued by a governmental veterinary physician.

Upon the transit of live animals,

Border veterinary-medical control bodies require also:

  • Veterinary-medical permission for transit of live animals through the Republic of Bulgaria. This permission is arranged by the official veterinary – medical authorities of the countries.
2.3.3. Charges, Collected for the Veterinary – Medical Control
The charges collected for the veterinary – medical control are set by Tariff No 8 of Charges Collected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests.

Figure 36 Border crossing points with veterinary-medical control